by | Aug 18, 2024 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — China expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently deployed to the Philippines, and warned it could destabilize the region. But Manila’s top diplomat said Friday he reassured his Chinese...
by | Aug 16, 2024 | Security
MOSCOW — Russian officials have unveiled a new 10-year defense plan that includes a dedicated section on artificial intelligence, signaling Moscow’s focus on fielding autonomous weapons. The move comes as Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighbor Ukraine has triggered...
by | Aug 15, 2024 | Security
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of the latest variant of Patriot missiles to Germany in a deal that could be worth an estimated $5 billion, according to a Thursday Defense Security Cooperation Agency notification. The possible Foreign Military Sale to...
by | Aug 15, 2024 | Security
JERUSALEM – Israel’s defense sector is in an uproar over a surprise appointment on the board of directors of government-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, whose weapons permeate the entire ecosystem of the country’s sprawling defense apparatus. Alon Pikarsky, head...
by | Aug 14, 2024 | Security
PARIS – Norway has inquired about buying as many as 16 of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS — as well as associated equipment and ammunition — in a deal potentially worth as much as $580 million, the Defense Security Cooperation...
by | Aug 14, 2024 | Security
The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday. Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, Advanced...
by | Aug 13, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal with the United States government to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters — with related gear and weapons — for the country’s armed forces. The signing ceremony was held on Aug....
by | Aug 12, 2024 | Security
PARIS – Norway has requested to buy 16 of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS — as well as associated equipment and ammunition — in a deal worth as much as $580 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Friday. The...
by | Aug 8, 2024 | Security
MILAN – Low-cost first-person-view drones are proving increasingly capable of striking larger platforms — such as combat helicopters — in Ukraine, as their pace of development has accelerated to allow them to fly faster and further. On Aug. 7, the Ukrainian military...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
The Defense News Top 100 list of defense companies for 2024 includes five Turkish firms, up from four in 2023, amid rising global demand for Turkish defense products and increasing maturation of the Turkish defense industrial sector in terms of breadth and...
